Contributions

  • Graessner, Sepp - Contributor
  • Gurris, Norbert - Contributor
  • Pross, Christian - Contributor

Publication

2001 - Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore [Md., Maryland

Language

English

Word Count

60,250 words, Guess

Page Count

241 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCRC451.4.T67 A5 2001
  • LCCRC451.4.T67A5 2001

Description

"Available for the first time in English, At the Side of Torture Survivors provides an intimate portrait of the difficulties facing torture survivors and the therapists who strive to help them. Written by specialists at the Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims, the book covers topics ranging from physical rehabilitation to advocacy for those seeking asylum and justice. The authors describe traumatic aftereffects of torture, such as memory loss, nightmares, and psychosomatic disorders, and outline therapeutic treatments such as dream therapy and storytelling. Throughout, the authors document their work without hiding the limits and failures that often accompany it. They tell of the difficulty of diagnosing torture symptoms, discuss the problems impeding therapeutically effective contact with torture victims, and reflect on the burdens faced by therapists themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

TortureMedical careMental healthCounseling ofRehabilitationTorture victimsVictims of crimes

Other Editions

  • At the side of torture survivors: treating a terrible assault on human dignityJohns Hopkins University Press2001-01-01

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